New York: On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the Coalition of Asian American Children and Families (CACF) released the following statement on the election of Zohran K. Mamdani as Mayor of New York City.
CACF congratulates Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on his hard-fought victory as the next Mayor of New York City. For many of our community members, seeing an immigrant South Asian and Muslim New Yorker elected to our City’s highest office is deeply meaningful and a sign of the growing political power and influence of our communities.
As the nation’s only pan-Asian children and families advocacy organization for nearly 40 years, CACF has been a leader and key convener of community-based organizations, young people, parents, and caregivers who collectively advocate for the needs of AAPI and immigrant New Yorkers.
Tuesday’s election results come at a time when so many of our communities are threatened by federal actions targeting immigrants, a lack of access to public benefits such as food stamps and health insurance, increasing poverty, and the trampling of our human rights. As we celebrate the historic nature of Tuesday’s election, CACF will continue to work to hold the new administration accountable to addressing the growing needs of New York City’s AAPI communities, and fully supporting immigrant and limited English proficient New Yorkers of all backgrounds.
We look forward to working with Mayor-elect Mamdani to ensure the most vulnerable New Yorkers of all backgrounds have access to the healthcare, quality education, and social safety net services they need to not only survive, but thrive in New York City.
